Background: Few studies have examined the impact of anti-smoking legislation on
respiratory or cardiovascular conditions other than acute myocardial infarction. We studied …

Policies limiting exposure to cigarette smoke have been associated with reduced
hospitalizations for heart attacks, but little is known about the impact of smoking bans on …

Objectives. We examined the impact of Arizona's May 2007 comprehensive statewide
smoking ban on hospital admissions for diagnoses for which there is evidence of a causal …

US state and local governments have increasingly adopted restrictions on smoking in public
places. This paper analyzes nationally representative databases, including the Nationwide …

Objectives. Reductions in exposure to environmental tobacco smoke have been shown to
attenuate the risk of cardiovascular disease. We examined whether the 2003 …

Restrictions on smoking in public places have become increasingly widespread in the
United States, particularly since the year 2005. National-scale studies in Europe and local …

Objectives: A systematic review and a meta-analysis were performed to determine the
association between public smoking bans and risk for hospital admission for acute …

OBJECTIVE.: In March 2002, the city of Bowling Green, Ohio, implemented a clean indoor
air ordinance banning smoking in workplaces and public places. This study evaluates the …

Background This is the first study to have examined the effect of smoking bans on
hospitalizations in the Atlantic Canadian socio-economic, cultural and climatic context. On …

Background: Smoke-free legislation has been associated with lower rates of cardiovascular
disease hospital admissions in ecological studies. However, prior studies lacked detailed …